The Cast Of "Dawson's Creek" Reunites For 20th Anniversary

Hard to believe it's been 20 years since we met the teens of the WB's LGBT-friendly teen drama Dawson's Creek.

The cast recently reunited for the first time since the series finale in 2003 for Entertainment Weekly.

Those of a certain age remember the series for its daring, often groundbreaking portrayals of gay teens — including a gay kiss between high schoolers Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith) and Ethan Brody (Adam Kaufman).

According to then-show runner Greg Berlanti, "the kiss" was a big negotiation between him and the network.

“I had to threaten to quit, basically because they wouldn’t let us have the characters kiss,” Berlanti recently told Indiewire. “At the time, there were shows that were fine to show lots of violence in network, but they wouldn’t allow a kiss between two gay characters. They asked me to run the show that year, and part of my agreement with them was that they would allow the character, Jack, to have a kiss. There was a lot of negotiation about that kiss.”

With so much talk of reboots of iconic series' like Will & Grace and Roseanne, it was inevitable the idea would come up about Dawson's Creek.

“It would have to be a reinvention of sorts,” offered series star James Van Der Beek.

Katie Holmes added, “What I love about this show is that it existed at a time pre-social media, pre-internet, and it was nostalgic when we were shooting it. So I really like it where it is, to be honest.”

“Dawson’s Creek was me expressing myself at that point in time," says series creator Kevin Williamson. "And here I am, at another age, at another point in time. I don’t know what I could emotionally bring to the table. I can’t wait for someone else to do it. I don’t think it’s going to be me. But I’ll be happy to watch it.”